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HANSARD Business of the HouseI will give the hon. Member every assistance that I can in my role as Leader of the House. She is right to highlight this fantastic plan. I will also write to the Secretary of…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Great British Railways transition team is running a competition on behalf of the Department for Transport. I should be careful to tiptoe through my answer so I am not seen to…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThat is an important issue. Local authorities have responsibility to ensure that landlords provide adequate accommodation for their tenants. All conversions of that nature should…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI declare my interest in fish and chips, Mr Speaker. Takeaways are recognised as a huge part of the night-time economy. Such businesses provide a service to our communities and…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI think that even the hon. Gentleman will concede that the Government have offered a huge amount of time. Last week, we had not only Defence questions, but three statements on…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a very important point. This was the biggest mission of its kind in generations and the second largest evacuation from Afghanistan carried out by any…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises an important matter that is worthy of debate. She will also recognise, however, that by facilitating people’s ability to visit Bath, Airbnb has a huge…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am more than happy to assist the hon. Lady’s campaign. I will write to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to make sure he is aware of her comments. I recognise…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI pay tribute to the right hon. Lady for her work as Chair of the Home Affairs Committee. I hope she would recognise that Ministers are very keen to appear before Select…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOf course I will take up the matter with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whose responsibility it is to negotiate with and talk to the energy…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right to say that our ports provide an important service not only to his constituents but to the whole economy. This is something that is worthy of debate, and I…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that Treasury questions are on 15 March, and I am sure he will be present to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer that question directly. He is…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are committed to supporting ambulance crews, who work tirelessly to respond to emergencies every day. We have more than 4,000 ambulance crews in operation across the country—an…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is right to draw the House’s attention to this matter. I was appalled to see charges brought against Mr Ashoori, and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAnd chip shops, as the hon. Gentleman suggests. It is important to facilitate people’s ability to visit and make use of tourist attractions. I am sure that the Business Secretary…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the hon. Lady’s comments about St David’s Day and, more importantly, about Russia and Ukraine. It is vital that this House works together and her co-operation and…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 7 March will include: Monday 7 March—Consideration of an allocation of time motion, followed by all stages of the Economic Crime (Transparency…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Member is right to draw attention to what I would call the crime—I think in effect it is a crime—of forcing girls into marriage. My hon. Friend the Member for Mid…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am delighted to join the hon. Member in congratulating the tennis club on its centenary. She is right to highlight the fact that sport plays a really important role in not only…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the hon. Member in paying tribute to the people of York, and to British people up and down the country who are opening their arms in support of Ukrainian people. If I can…03 Mar 2022